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Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:21pm

Long story, but I need to know if this was a movie first, or if the musical is in any way, shape or form based on something else? I thought it was a film.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

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Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:27pm

The movie was based on the novel by Oscar Hijuelos - not sure if the musical is drawn from the film or the book.

Updated On: 3/3/05 at 02:27 PM

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Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:28pm

Excellent, thank you. Argument formulated.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

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Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:16pm

The musical is based on both.

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Posted: 3/3/05 at 4:20pm

I believe that the novel won the Pulitzer Prize. You should pick it up if you have the chance; it's excellent.

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Posted: 3/3/05 at 4:21pm

Not a movie that needs a stage mounting, but that's my opinion.

"Broadway.com has learned that Esai Morales, Billy Dee Williams, Albita and Justina Machado will join Jaime Camil in the upcoming Broadway musical version of The Mambo Kings."
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=508516

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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Posted: 3/16/05 at 7:48pm

Sounds like a great cast! Any "buzz" on this show yet, Margo? I really loved the book and movie. Hope they do a good job translating it to the stage. I think it has a lot of potential as a Broadway musical.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. - Nelson Mandela

Updated On: 3/16/05 at 07:48 PM

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Posted: 3/16/05 at 8:14pm

I loved the movie, and I've got the book on my reading list. I have high hopes for the show.

"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

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Posted: 3/16/05 at 8:16pm

I haven't heard anything. I have high hopes for it, though.

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

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